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Does anyone have back body acne???

Hi,irishpeper. I also have these bumps & scabs but it is not acne. yes It has to do with the liver & toxins.No they won't ever go away. But looking at & scratching mine 10 years. Not supposed to scratch tho. When the hepatologist told me that one I knew he nevr had them! I have found nothing to help with the itch for them other than the questrin. They stop being sore when we stop scratching.Welcome to HW forum. later....

I haven't. The one I have brand name Cholestyramine is the choice of Hepatoligists in Toronto Ont. here for liver itch or also known as questrin.The kind of bumps & scabs that i have Just keep getting multiplying. They never go away but the med mentioned here does keep them from getting itchy preventing the scrathing that worsens the soreness & discomfort. Other wise also known as liver spots. later....

Hi "i" I just re read your first post about the herbs. Why aree you taking them? Did you check with hepatologist to see if they are safe & or suitable for your condition? Please use caution with herbs & your liver. take care.

Hi marg, Thankyou for sharing this with us. It shows we should always check these herbs out. We only have 1 liver.,so it's not worth the risk! Hugs, later...

Hi irish keeper ,welcome to the forum. glad to see you here. however if you are a master with herbs then you should know many can be toxic even to a healthy liver & for cirrhosis most are be very fatal!!I take it you do not have cirrhosis.While some herbs can be benificial for many conditions, cirrhosis is a whole other story! Never take herbs other than milk thistle with cirrhosis without consulting a HEPATOLOGIST> Green Tea Is one of the many & biggest No no with cirrhosis. later....

Hi Marg, there are several compounds in some herbs. Any Japenese bush teas contain Green Tea. I'm not sure exactly what the ingrediences are but all my GI's in the past & both hepatolologist have told me there are only 3-4 herbs that are tolerable to the liver after it becomes cirrhotic.Milk thistle seems to be recommended highly right across the board. There are so many herbs I lost track of the why's to all of them but apparantly Green Tea can harm even a healthy liver. I'll ask my hepatologist again & get back to you on this one. Ginger is another one . Sorry i can't give you a more informative answer but I simply can't remember . Your Hepatologist will tell you also & will give you the names of the 3-4 you can have. St. Johns wart in small proportion we can have with the understanding there's not been much research on that one. Your Pharmacisist can also give you a lot of info as to why herbs are not safe for cirrhosis.later..

I Just called my pharmacist.... There is a chemical in green Tea That kills liver cells even in healthy livers & causes major death of cells in cirrhotic livers that are already dying.

Hi connie,Every hepatologist will tell a cirrhotic patient no green Tea. Some studies do reveal green tea can be harmfull to liver because of a chemical found in.I'm not  really surprised your Dr. says Ok but I also know if she were a Hepatoloagist & you did not have cancer & If you had cirrhosis they would tell you no. Studies done here in Canada have shown the dangers of green tea & campaign heavily against it & it is always in the news here. In fact FDA here & in Europe want it banned. It hasn't gotten that far yet tho. St johns wart i don't know about it seems to be contraversy so I avoid it all together. Milk Thistle is heavily recommended . They have found in cirrhosis it slows progression because in cirrhosis it actually plays a large part in helping to rid the body of toxins. It apparantly has a lot of benifits for the liver. from what the hepatologist say about milk thistle & the liver I have no doubt it cleared that person of hepC . they say it has kept me alive longer .Maybe St. johns Wart doesn't have safe values with hep c the same way green tea is harmfull to cirrhosis. But regardless bottom line folks, Ask YOUR HEPATOLOGIST! Always before using anything!!!! They also told me to drink more than 2 cups of coffee per day to help prevent liver cancer. Maybe because you already have cancer it works the opposite of what it would for cirrhosis. apparantly it

green tea is good for liver cancer.?Anyway with my cirrhosis I will definately heed The advice not to use green tea & other herbs because I don't want to progress faster than I already am. My thoughts & prayers are with you all. later.....

Please everyone check everything with your hepatologist before taking anything!

Hi Teresa what we want to know is how much hair you have left with all this stess? Have you pulled it all out yet? lol. I'm losing a lot of body hair but on my legs & underarms that is a blessing. The hair on my head is so thick it isn't hurting to lose some of it! My mustach & rabbi hairs are still firmly in tact tho. Darn! lol My thoughts & prayers are with you always. Love & hugs. later....

Hi Teresa, better than bald! lol.Love & hugs.later....